Theory Page

Before you can move, delete, or format anything in Visio, you need to select it. This lesson covers the two fastest and most practical ways to select shapes in patent drawings.

Two Methods You’ll Use:

• 🖱️ Ctrl + Click – Great for picking shapes one by one
• 🟦 Area Select – Click and drag to select many at once

These methods cover 95% of real-world selection tasks — no need to learn every option.

💡 Watch the Overview video—watch this first for a quick walkthrough

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Hold `Ctrl` and click multiple objects to select them individually. Click again to remove from the selection.

Click and drag to draw a box around objects. Everything fully inside the box gets selected.
Hold `Ctrl` to add more shapes or remove specific ones with an extra click.

Good selection = faster edits, cleaner results, fewer mistakes. You’ll use this constantly across all drawing types.

Head to the practice page and test both methods to build accuracy and speed.